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A guide to Christ. Or, The way of directing souls that are under the…
A guide to Christ. Or, The way of directing souls that are under the work of conversion. Compiled for the help of young ministers: and may be serviceable to private Christians, who are enquiring the way to Zion. / By Solomon Stoddard, A.M. and Pastor of the church in Northampton. ; With an epistle prefixed, by the Reverend Dr. Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by J. Allen for N. Boone, 1714
Directions How to guide Souls through the Work of Conversion.
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4. The punishment appointed for sin, is no greater than the recompense of Obedience. There is an equality in the Law, the Law is as bountiful to the Obedient, as severe to the Disobedient: If the Law did appoint little rewards of Obedience, and great punishments of Disobedience, men would have more show for their complaints, but the reward is as great as the ⟨p. 66⟩punishment. Heaven is as good, as Hell is bad.
4. The punishment appointed for sin, is no greater than the recompence of Obedience. There is an equality in the Law, the Law is as bountiful to the Obedient, as severe to the Disobedient: If the Law did appoint little rewards of Obedience, and great punishments of Disobedience, men would have more shew for their complaints, but the reward is as great as the ⟨p. 66⟩punishment. Heaven is as good, as Hell is bad.
4. If he OBJECTS, That God has showed mercy to others that have not taken so much pains as he: God pardons others, and gives grace to others, but denies him. He may be told.
4. If he OBJECTS, That God has shewed mercy to others that have not taken so much pains as he: God pardons others, and gives grace to others, but denies him. He may be told.
1. That his Labour and Service does lay no bond upon God to show mercy to him. Whatever he has pretended in his Prayers, he has no true regard to the Glory of God, he has minded nothing higher than his own Salvation; he has been serving himself, and not God. God is no ways obliged to give him such a reward, he has not merited grace, but has merited Condemnation by such services: There is nothing in such services to work upon the mercy of God; God's mercy is not moved by any external thing, there is nothing in those Services to engage the Justice of God, they are far from being meritorious; there is nothing to engage the Faithfulness of God: God has made no absolute promises to any hypocritical prayers.